In the early 13th century, a monk disobeys the rules at a Bohemia Benedictine monastery. His punishment is to be walled up alive. But the monk pleads for his life. “I’ll write a book that will glorify the monastery forever,” he says, “a book that contains all human knowledge.” But that night, the monk despairs and calls on the Devil for help. The next morning, he emerges with the Codex Gigas.

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